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Clinical Trials/NCT06979960
NCT06979960Enrolling By InvitationNot Applicable

The Effect of Face-to-Face and Online Training on Cancer Screening on Women's Knowledge, Attıtude and Shyness

Inonu University1 site in 1 country68 target enrollmentStarted: September 1, 2024Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Enrolling By Invitation
Enrollment
68
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Shyness scale

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Cancer is a large group of diseases that occur due to abnormal cell proliferation in almost all organs of the body. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world after cardiovascular diseases. The fact that cancer is a preventable disease reveals the importance of cancer screenings. Cancer screening aims to detect it in the early stages when the chance of treatment is high. Screening programs for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer are recommended by WHO. In order for these screening programs to achieve their goals, people within the scope of screening must participate in screening. However, there are many factors involved in participating in these screening programs. Even though health professionals direct people to screening programs, at this point people's knowledge, attitude and shyness levels affect their participation in screening programs. The research is planned to be experimentally pre-test-post-test, and the data will be collected before and after the training to be given face-to-face and online by the researcher. The results obtained as a result of the study will be taken into consideration by midwives in terms of the effect of the education given on cancer screenings on women's knowledge, attitude and shyness levels.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
50 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Being between the ages of 50-65
  • •Being literate
  • •Having a smart mobile phone
  • •No cognitive, visual or orthopedic disabilities

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Not answering questions completely. Being diagnosed with a psychiatric disease.

Arms & Interventions

training group

Experimental

First interview: The women in the experimental group who applied to the Ketem unit were met and informed about the study. After the consent of the women who agreed to participate in the research was obtained; Personal information form and scales were applied. Then the first part of the training session was held. For the second phase of the training session, the appointment place, day and time were determined one week later. Participants were given a training booklet.

Second meeting: In the second meeting, 1 week after the first training, the second part of the training, namely breast cancer screening program, cervical cancer screening program and colorectal cancer screening program, was held.

Third interview: A reminder training was held over the phone 1 week after the second training.

Fourth interview: Post-test data were obtained by telephone by the researcher 2 weeks after the reminder training was implemented.

Intervention: cancer screening education (Behavioral)

control group

No Intervention

The women in the control group who applied to the Ketem unit were introduced to the first interview and their written consent was obtained, and then the personal information form and scales were applied. After the personal information form and scales were applied again 4 weeks after the first interview, the post-test data were obtained. After the post-test data were obtained, the women in the control group, who were not subjected to any intervention, were given an educational booklet in line with the "Equality" principle.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Shyness scale

Time Frame: first day encountered

This scale, which is a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5, has 20 items that include expressions regarding feelings and behaviors that can be used to determine how shy individuals perceive themselves as. Individuals are asked to mark one of the following answers opposite the statements on the scale: "Not at all suitable for me," "Not suitable," "Undecided," or "Very suitable for me." As a result, the calculation is made by giving 1 (One) point to the item "Not at all suitable for me," 2 (Two) points to the item "Not suitable for me," 3 (Three) points to the item "Undecided," 4 (Four) points to the item "Suitable for me," and 5 (Five) points to the item "Very suitable for me." The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20, while the highest score is 100. A high score on the scale indicates that the individual perceives himself as "shy."

Knowledge Scale for Cancer Screening

Time Frame: first day encountered

This scale, which consists of 25 items and 3 sub-dimensions, has no special names for its sub-dimensions. The scale; The items in the 1st sub-dimension are items 8, 17-23, 25, 28, totaling 10 items, The items in the 2nd sub-dimension are items 4, 5, 7, 10, 12,13, 15, 16, 27, totaling 9 items,The items in the 3rd sub-dimension are items 1-3, 9, 11, 24, totaling 6 items. This scale, which is answered in a range from 1 to 3 as ''1: True, 2: False, 3: I don't know'', is a three-point rating type. When calculating the scale score, the ''True'' answers are given 1 point, and the ''False'' and ''I don't know'' answers are given 0 points. The lowest possible score for this scale is 0, and the highest possible score is 25. Items 2, 11, and 24 of this scale, which has three negatively connoted items, should be reverse coded. The order of use of the items in the scale is not important and researchers can use them in a mixed order.

Attitude Scale Towards Cancer Screening

Time Frame: first day encountered

The Attitude Scale Towards Cancer Screenings was developed by Yıldırım Öztürk and his colleagues in 2020, and its Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted. This scale, consisting of 24 items and a single dimension, is a five-point Likert-type scale. The items of the scale, which are answered in the range of 1 to 5, are as follows: 1: I completely disagree, 2: I somewhat disagree, 3: I neither agree nor disagree, 4: I somewhat agree, 5: I completely agree. This scale is suitable for evaluating individuals whose age range is 30-70, whose education level is at least literate, and who do not have cognitive, visual or orthopedic disabilities that would prevent them from answering the questions on the scale. There is no specific cut-off point for this scale, where the lowest score is 24 and the highest is 120.Scores close to 24 on the scale indicate that individuals have a negative attitude towards cancer screening.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Knowledge Scale for Cancer Screening(up to 4th week after registration)
  • Attitude Scale Towards Cancer Screening(up to 4th week after registration)
  • Shyness scale(up to 4th week after registration)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Melike Kutluol

principal investigator

Inonu University

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